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12英语四级真题
2005年12月四级试题
Part1ListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A)Seeadoctor
B)Stayinbedforafewdays.
C)Gettreatmentinabetterhospital.
D)Makeaphonecalltothedoctor.
2.A)The2:
00trainwillarriveearlier.
B)The2:
30trainhasadiningcar.
C)Thewomanpreferstotakethe2:
30train.
D)theyaregongtohavesomefastfoodonthetrain.
3.A)ShehasbeenlongingtoattendHarvardUniversity.
B)She’llconsidertheman’ssuggestioncarefully.
C)ShehasfinishedherprojectwithDr.Garcia’shelp.
D)She’llconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.
4.A)Alicedidn’tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.
B)Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeeches.
C)ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice’spresentation.
D)Themandidn’tthinkhighlyofAlice’spresentation.
5.A)It’sworsethan30yearsago.
B)Itremainsalmostthesameasbefore.
C)Therearemoreextremesintheweather.
D)Therehasbeenasignificantriseintemperature.
6.A)Atapublishinghouse.
B)Atabookstore.
C)Inareadingroom
D)InProf.Jordan’soffice
7.A)Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.
B)Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.
C)Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.
D)Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.
8.A)Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.
B)It’smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.
C)It’smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.
D)Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.
9.A)Itcanhelpsolvecomplexproblems.
B)Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective
C)Itisanewweaponagainstterrorists.
D)Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.
10.A)Helpthecompanyrecruitgraduatestudents.
B)Visittheelectronicscompanynextweek.
C)Getapart-timejoboncampusbeforegraduation.
D)Applyforajobintheelectronicscompany
SectionB
Directions:
inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Ithabeenproventobethebestpainkiller.
B)Itisapossiblecureforheartdisease.
C)Itcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.
D)Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.
12.A)Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.
B)Itspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.
C)Itincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.
D)Itadjuststheirbloodpressure.
13.A)Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.
B)Itshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheoperation.
C)Itwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.
D)Itshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyaftertheoperation.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules.
B)Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife.
C)Theytendtotakeresponsibilityforthemselves
D)Theyareinthehabitofobeyingtheirparents.
15.A)Theygrowuptobefunnyandcharming.
B)Theyoftenhaveapoorsenseofdirection.
C)Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents.
D)Theytendtobesmartandstrong-willed.
16.A)Theyusuallydon’tfollowfamilyrules.
B)Theydon’tliketotakechancesintheirlives.
C)Theyarelesslikelytobesuccessfulinlife.
D)Theytendtobelieveintheirparent’sideas.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Theywantedtofollowhisexample.
B)Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.
C)Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.
D)Theywereafraidhewasn’tfullyprepared.
18.A)Itismoreexcitingthanspacetravel.
B)Itismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.
C)Itismuchsaferthanspacetravel.
D)Itislesstime-consumingthanspacetravel.
19.A)Theybothattractscientists’attention
B)Theycanbothbequitechallenging
C)Theyareboththought-provoking.
D)Theymaybothleadtosurprisingfindings.
20.A)Toshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanbe.
B)Toprovideanexcuseforhischangeablecharacter.
C)Toexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspacetravel.
D)Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.
PartIIReadingcomprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B,C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect“saddlecurl,”theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker,Frito-Lay,thinksotherwise.”Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,”saidSalmanAmin,thecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.
Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmerica.ownedbyPepsiCo.Andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,andtogrow,thecompanyhastolookoverseas.
Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:
first,aglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete,andsecond,consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto“global”asaconcept.“Global”doesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmerican,butonesthanconsumers-especiallyyoungpeople-seeaspartofamodern,innovative(创新的)worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninvention,butmostChinese,forinstance,donotknowthanFrito-LayisanAmericancompany.Instead,Riskey,thecompany’sresearchanddevelopmenthead,wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.
Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,RiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo(标识).Thelogo,alongwiththecompany’slong-heldmarketingimageofthe“irresistibility”ofitschips.wouldhelpfacilitatethecompany’sglobalexpansion.
TheexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmerica,buttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism.Rater,theyseeFrito-Layasspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworld.“We’remakingproductsinthosecountries,we’readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,buildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglives,”saidSteveReinemund,PepsiCo’schiefexecutive.
21.ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarketingthat_____.
A)Potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarket
B)Theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsales.
C)Thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany’spotatochips
D)Peopleallovertheworldenjoyeatingtheircompany’spotatochips
22.WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph2?
A)Itsproductsusedtobepopularamongoverseasconsumers.
B)Itsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackmarker.
C)Itgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoitsparentcompany.
D)Itneedstoturntothewordmarketfordevelopment.
23.OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat_____.
A)consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrands
B)localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrands
C)productssuitingChineseconsumers’needsbringmoreprofits
D)productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalue
24.WhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-Laylogoredesigned?
A)Tosuitchangingtastesofyoungconsumers.
B)Topromotethecompany'sstrategyofglobalization.
C)Tochangethecompany’slong-heldmarketingimage.
D)TocompetewithotherAmericanchipproducers.
25.Frito-Lay'sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfoodintheinternationalmarket_____.
A)won'taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeople
B)willleadtoeconomicimperialism
C)willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeople
D)won’tspoilthetasteoftheirchips
PassageTwo
Question26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
IncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelpteachersandadministratorsastheVrainSchoolDistricttriestosolvea$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement.”We’reworriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwereallydon’twanttolosethembecauseofthis,”oneparentsail.“Ifwecanhelpeasetheirfinancialburden,wewill.”
Teachersaregrateful,butknowitmaybeyearsbeforethedistrictissolvent(有偿付能力的).Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupport,buttheyrealizeit’simpossibleforthemtosolvethisproblem.
The22,000-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.“It’sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimaginedsomethinghappeninglikethisatthislevel,”saidStateTre